The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
The TEXtS CAMPAIGN.
Tho Prohibition Contest Growing
In Intensity.

Tho Prohibition Contest Growing
In lnsen-tsy.
Waco, Tex. special to the st. Louis R.pub-
Lcan.I
Mr.. John L. Barlow, editor OF the
Examiner at this place, thus OK.
presses himself ss to the political sit.
uation:
"rhe Prohibition campaign now
closing has been the most rem srksbls
which has ever occurred in any State
OF this Union. For many years, or al
most ever since the war. the
churches and temperance or,
ganizations have been preparing
tor 1.-The struggle. Their Ola,
pohihons wore masteIfal. Eyery4
church organisation, sundayecho0l
and temperance soc;e'y, either opsn'
or secret, constituted \ central gani-
z,tion already perfected to The hand
Of tho Prohibition sts Tney sarted
in with that advantage, while the
anti-amendmel AZ people bad no organ
iEstion whaiever. The Pfohibitiunists' 4
coairman had only to express a wish i
even In the earliest days OF the can
vass and $1,000 organic .tiogs such az
the above spraua to do his bidding.
Every preacher, every temper-l
ance lecturer and every Sundays
school teacher started cut q
once trained stump speaker. To
meet this the aatis had on the usual
complement Of public workers, and
they not all ready for the field. At
nfst It seemed as though the antis
would be showed under without aope.
They were slow in perfecting an OF.
gsnis 'tion. Several preliminary meet
lngs were held aud 1t CO usumed time.
In the meantime the Prohibitionists
were filing the air vito their impas-
stoned appeals to the popular preju.
die against
TIE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
After the SAFE and Prohibition
Convention met at Dallas, and the
Hon. George Ozark had been placed q
the head OF affairs, order was quickly
evo we'd from chaos, and the imme-
dia'e effects were ditcernible In fierce
com CTS all along the line. Notwith-
standing they have had ten speakers
to the ants one, the anita have BEEN
able to make headwsy against them,
and with effect.
"The anti speakers have been much
assisted by the liberal dissemination
OF anti-prohibition literature. Ia the
preparation OF this the best work Of
the thinkers on the subject has been
used. The pote0t men have remained
true 10 the traditions OF the father,
land while thoss who went In
with the Prohibitioaisls In Iearly
every case WIRE sorehesds or
OF doubtful loyalty, those who
rem aimed were the rue Democrats,
whoee Leaf tn pc PIE had always fol-
lowed. When the smoke OF the first
discbargs bad been oeged up these
facts became apparent ard confidence
was fully restored, which has also
grown and increased with every pses-
ing moment under tho Gear headed
and msslerly conduct Of Chairman
CLARK.
"Ssnator Coke's silence was con.
ttiusd into an scqnissence In the pur-
! poses bald by the Pfohibi,ionis.s, and
has proven serious evil and one OF
the most difbcult TO overcome. Not
. withstanding the disparity 10 the num-
Der OF speakers tho ants have man
aged 10 met the Prohinitlonists
os.KvKKY FIELD,
and the result "a that tue most con-
servstive calculation places the msjo<.
) ity In the State today ir anii.prohibi.
ton from 20 90 TO lOD,0O0 woes, shils
J otbers place the figures at no lees thar
. $4,000 There are In Texas about
5000 voters OF ioFe'gi birth, and bul
q very small nun or OF them will vote
for the amendment. There are CO., O0
colored voters, and abou rs per cent.
OF these are against the amendment.
!. II ere are 800 900 whte native voters,
: and u half Il thtse wers conceded ths
q Prob bitionisis there would still be Z
Z msjoTity against the amendment oil
4 l25,000 votes.
> "fne interest u 20 intense that full
vote will be- polied, and the closest OBJ.
q servers say ,h,t the aggregate will be
. between 1925 900 and $4,000. IL II
should 20 soovs 32j.OO0 about the
Q Rame ratio will be maintained. Thu
q Tact 10 that two ~ one 10 the h 1ure, Of
Q very nearly THAT The work 10 b
doUe by both parties from now ~
!. election day (nsIt Thursday CO
{ make but little impression upon Tho
y above showing, and the antis will b
n satiffi d with y simple maintenance q
0 the status quo a. II exists today"
!. ma cLAiK's VIEWS.
D Your correspond nc called upsS
Chairman Clara Today for bis view
:. upon the situation, but vas met with
Q the statement that he did not care 4
= 20 into details in advance OF the cleo
II ton. To an inqpiiy a 10 the result
= and especially In the different section
J. Of the stals, Judge CLARK said:
9 "Est Texas, beyond the Trinitl
river, 10 particularly unanimous. u
n this do not mesn TO Say that then
are no prohibition voters In East Ten
i a., Tor their voting strength 10 at leas(
o respectable 40 10 numbers In this SEQ
ton. Tue idea that intend 10 con
]. vey In that We vii most likely carr
l. every county IN Eat Texas. so, also
70 South and South west TsIas are SAFE
10 by good msjouties in every county. 4
70 Ike condition pr, walls IN Central Tex
o., and every Indication betokens mos
D. favorable resultA TIE battle ground
:, have been North and Northwest Texss
!. AZ the opening o. the campaign u
= looked as N prohibition would sweeI
Is these localities, although they han
Al BE- ca the Democratic s,fonsholds. Bu
=. our friends there took hold OF tn
81 cause with their usual vim, and todsy
n I believe North and Northwest Texa
., IL a. safe ~ tho other localities men
- toned. Oar irisnds there have mad
81 q noble, manly and Democratic tight
y and deserve the ihapks OF pstriotil
Democrats eyeryN here for the vlcior
thoy will undoubtedly win. Tn
truth 10 that an not able 10 name
single equity IA The State which IN,
" Pfobibiuonie'e can claim with Ger
q .sinty, though l sup3oso thty mai